Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: USN-4359-1 Moderate: APT Crash Vulnerability Fix

ubuntu

May 14, 2020

APT could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

APT could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Software Description:

- apt: Advanced front-end for dpkg

Details:

It was discovered that APT incorrectly handled certain filenames during

package installation. If an attacker could provide a specially crafted

package to be installed by the system administrator, this could cause APT

to crash.

Topics Covered

security advisory ubuntu package management crash apt

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  apt                             2.0.2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 19.10:
  apt                             1.9.4ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  apt                             1.6.12ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  apt                             1.2.32ubuntu0.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.